The ordo salutis (7A) Sanctification: Changed from glory to glory (1)
This article by Martyn McGeown examines sanctification as the sixth step in the ordo salutis, explaining how God makes justified sinners holy through the work of the Holy Spirit. McGeown defines holiness as both separation from the profane and devotion to God, establishing the biblical foundation for understanding sanctification as an essential complement to justification in the believer's salvation.
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord -- II Corinthians 3:18 INTRODUCTION In the last two articles we studied the fifth step in the ordo salutis: justification. Remember the steps: regeneration, calling, conversion, saving faith, justification, sanctification, preservation, and glorification. Justification is God's legal declaration of righteousness, freeing us from sin's...
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